A regular check-up on the state of the nation’s health has revealed that the rate of daily smoking among Australians has declined. Thats good news but what about alcohol? Let’s watch this video to learn more.
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Licensed venues have been reminded to check age IDs of anyone who appears under the age of 25 after a bottle shop in the Sutherland Shire had its licence suspended for serving alcohol to minors.
The business Woronora Cellars at Woronora had its licence suspended for 3 days from 4 April to 6 April after police officers discovered the store had served alcohol to minors under the age of 18.
Last year in October police found out from 2 minors aged 16 and 17 that they purchased six 750ml long neck beer bottles from the store.
The licensee then admitted to police that he failed to ask for age identification before selling alcohol to minors.
He paid a $1100 fine and had the store’s licence suspended for 3 days.
According to data from BOCSAR (The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research), assault rates in licensed premises on the New South Wales Central Coast have more than halved since 2008, a result the AHA NSW accredits to the efforts by hoteliers, police and local community.
In the Gosford Local Government Area (LGA), assaults are down by 50.6 per cent from 2008 figures, and are at their lowest since 1995, similar results were acheived in Wyong LGA, with assault rates in licensed premises down 49.3 per cent since 2008.
According to the AHA NSW, assaults in pubs and clubs have dropped 32 per cent in the last year alone. The communal rule ‘barred from one, barred from all’ has been a major contributor in this.
John Green, director of liquor and policing for AHA NSW explained,
“This strategy sees patrons committing violence, barred from all participating premises in the liquor accord,” said Green.
“Rather than shutting venues earlier or locking out law abiding patrons, this strategy targets anti-social people. It also sends a strong message to everyone that your own behaviour and that of your mates is what allows you to enter venues. Abuse that and you can spend time on the sidelines.”
Sadly drug use has climbed during this period as alcohol misuse drops. As servers of alcohol, we also have a role to play in ensuring alcohol is sold and consumed responsibly. In order to understand our responsibilities when serving alcohol, we should complete Responsible Service of Alcohol training, this is a mandatory federal requirement.
Whether you’re an experienced barperson or someone looking to start out in hospitality, this industry is lucrative and attractive because you don’t need alot of experience to find work. If you want to work while you study or look for a full time career, there are opportunities for everyone.
Before you look for work in a licensed venue in any state or territory, you will need to complete RSA training, this includes bartenders, waitrons, security staff, managers etc.
This mandatory requirement is aimed at minimising the negative impact of alcohol misuse on society and when combined with the measures mentioned above, have yieled positive results.
As a server of alcohol its important to keep in mind the consequences of irresponsible drinking including car crashes due to drink driving, hospital admissions due to alcohol violence and the long term effects of alcohol on the health of drinkers, as well as alcohol fuelled assaults and brawls which have declined but is still a concern.
Alcohol has been blamed for a spate of break-ins at Nightcliff businesses including The Groove Cafe, the Goodstart Early Learning Centre and the BWS bottle shop.
The childcare centre was forced to close on Friday, with more than 50 parents having to make arrangements to take their kids elsewhere due to the damage caused.
Three men were arrested and charged, they were between the ages of 18 and 22.
The crime spree began with a break in at Groove Cafe where a large quantity of alcohol was stolen and loaded into a wheelie bin.
Then they broke into the child care centre and damaged equipment and destroyed property.
They then broke into the BWS outletand took more alcohol.
Police say Nightcliff shops have been a hot spot for crime, public sex, drunken and violent behaviour and loitering in recent months.
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An academic review of national surveys spanning 15 years confirms that less Australian kids are drinking alcohol before the legal drinking age. Parents are less likely to provide their kids with alcohol, which is part of the reason for the results.
The results were reports in the Journal BMC Public Health, indicated that the proportion of parents supplying alcohol to their teenagers has halved since 2004 – down to 11.79 per cent in 2013.
While we still have work to do in ensuring young people don’t start drinking too early and stay away from alcohol abuse, evidence shows that we are making progress.
As servers of alcohol we play an important role in these efforts. This is one of the reasons the government have mandated Responsible Service of Alcohol training for anyone serving alcohol.
Read more at: http://www.theshout.com.au/2016/04/29/article/Cultural-change-around-alcohol-is-possible/CQTSJLBAYO.html
Why does alcohol have such an effect on our hearing that it causes us to speak louder, even shout?
In an article on Abc.net.au Dr Karl attempts to explain why.
According to the doctor, a few drinks impairs your sense of hearing, so when you speak, you mistakenly think you are speaking softer than usual. To compensate, you think you’re speaking louder.
Scientists aren’t exactly sure how alcohol affect your hearing, but we do know that sound information is carried from your eardrum to the central processing centres inside your brain. As alcohol affects the brain, it has a chain reaction, affecting everything controlled by the brain, including hearing.
Read more at http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2016/04/26/4448817.htm
There have been calls for a crackdown following relevations that Canberrans drink more than other Australians.
According to research by FARE (Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE), people in Canberra are drinking more and to riskier levels than the nation’s average.
The study shows more than one in five Canberrans are drinking themselves into danger of chronic long-term harm.
In contrast to the national trend, more Canberrans are becoming daily drinkers.
While Australia is reducing its daily drinking, the ACT’s drinking rate is rising.
Although we usually associate vodka with Russia, Poland claims to have been distilling the drink from before the 8th century.
Wherever it was invented, we’re glad that it has become a drink of the world.
In this video, you’ll learn how to make something marvelous with your vodka.
Australian ingenuity has paid off, with a gluten free grain developed in Australia being used by German brewer Radeberger to make the first gluten free beer.
The Kebari barley was developed through the Coeliac Friendly Cereals project, co-funded by the CSIRO and The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC).
The grain was developed using conventional plant breeding methods resulting in 10,000 times less hordeins (the type of gluten found in barley) than regular barley.
Radebarger created the Pionier beer using the gluten free grain, to be launched this month.
As the number of people with coeliac disease rise and increasing numbers opt for gluten free diets, this is a particularly valuable development.